Bret Easton Ellis to Adapt 'The Follower' for HBO

Bret Easton Ellis, the author best known for eviscerating Manhattan yuppies in his slasher/social satire novel 'American Psycho,' will be exploring similar territory in a new HBO series.

Variety reports that Eliis will write 'The Follower,' an adaptation of Jason Starr's 2008 crime novel. The series will be a satirical look at the romantic lives of a group of New Yorkers in their twenties, as seen from the point of view of a stalker.Bret Easton Ellis, the author best known for eviscerating Manhattan yuppies in his slasher/social satire novel 'American Psycho,' will be exploring similar territory in a new HBO series.

Variety reports that Eliis will write 'The Follower,' an adaptation of Jason Starr's 2008 crime novel. The series will be a satirical look at the romantic lives of a group of New Yorkers in their twenties, as seen from the point of view of a stalker.

A raft of producers are attached to the HBO/Lionsgate TV project, including Jason Blum ('Paranormal Activity').

October has been a busy month for Ellis. Two weeks ago, Variety reported that he's working with director Gus Van Sant on yet another tale of mayhem in Manhattan high society. The novelist and the 'Milk' director are teaming up to write a true-crime screenplay about the 2007 double suicides of New York artists Theresa Duncan and Jeremy Blake.